Art installation SOME PATHS LEAD SOMEWHERE
Join in the co-creation of a weaving art installation.
During the ARTS IN EXILE residency at Villa Decius, Albanian visual artist Redina Qose is working on her art installation "Some paths lead somewhere".
Each day, the artist works on the loom in the Villa space, engaging in a slow, meditative process of creating a five-metre-long carpet and reflecting on the theme of migration. The space remains open to visitors, who can not only observe the work but also participate, engaging in conversation and reflecting on themes of forced displacement, survival and hope. By making the process visible and engaging, the project transforms the act of weaving into a collective experience, inviting viewers to participate in this journey - both physically and emotionally.
You are invited to interact with the artist, who can be found on the first floor of the Villa in Lubomirski Alley every day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sundays: 16 and 23 March from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The carpet-object will be on display at the Villa from 30 March until the end of April 2025.
I am the daughter of an expatriate father, the sister of an expatriate brother. I myself was an emigrant before I even learned to speak, transported across borders (Greece) at the age of one. I come from a country where absence is as present as mountains, where more hearts beat outside its borders than inside. Albania. A country whose history is written in the steps of departures and longing glances back. A country of centuries of exile, of houses left behind, of voices carried by the wind. More than words, these are stories of survival, sacrifice and transformation. For me, they signify the search for belonging, the weight of nostalgia and the resilience of those who leave everything behind to build a future elsewhere. - Redina Qose says.
Redina Qose was born in 1996 in Patos, Albania and currently lives and works permanently in Tirana. She received her diploma in multimedia from the University of Arts in Tirana in 2019. In her artistic work she moves at the interface of different types of media, within visual and conceptual arts, such as photography, video, performance, audiovisual installations.
Each day, the artist works on the loom in the Villa space, engaging in a slow, meditative process of creating a five-metre-long carpet and reflecting on the theme of migration. The space remains open to visitors, who can not only observe the work but also participate, engaging in conversation and reflecting on themes of forced displacement, survival and hope. By making the process visible and engaging, the project transforms the act of weaving into a collective experience, inviting viewers to participate in this journey - both physically and emotionally.
You are invited to interact with the artist, who can be found on the first floor of the Villa in Lubomirski Alley every day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sundays: 16 and 23 March from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The carpet-object will be on display at the Villa from 30 March until the end of April 2025.
I am the daughter of an expatriate father, the sister of an expatriate brother. I myself was an emigrant before I even learned to speak, transported across borders (Greece) at the age of one. I come from a country where absence is as present as mountains, where more hearts beat outside its borders than inside. Albania. A country whose history is written in the steps of departures and longing glances back. A country of centuries of exile, of houses left behind, of voices carried by the wind. More than words, these are stories of survival, sacrifice and transformation. For me, they signify the search for belonging, the weight of nostalgia and the resilience of those who leave everything behind to build a future elsewhere. - Redina Qose says.
Redina Qose was born in 1996 in Patos, Albania and currently lives and works permanently in Tirana. She received her diploma in multimedia from the University of Arts in Tirana in 2019. In her artistic work she moves at the interface of different types of media, within visual and conceptual arts, such as photography, video, performance, audiovisual installations.
Arts in Exile
The Arts in Exile project is a residency programme that aims to provide a creative platform for artists who have experienced forced migration in their lives for economic, political, security or ethnic persecution reasons. It offers a three-month residency at Villa Decius for three artists representing different fields of art: literature, visual arts and music.
During the residency, the artists will undertake both individual creative work and enter into a dialogue with each other. By working together, drawing on their own experiences and different art disciplines, they will prepare a multimedia art event for local audiences. The thematic area of the artists' work will be cultural heritage, migration, minorities, functioning in the community, inclusion and exclusion, trauma or artistic freedom.
In addition to Redina Qose, the residency programme also includes ONDISO MADETE, a Kenyan performer, and BUTRINT PASHA, a director from Kosovo, who will present the results of their work at Villa Decius on 30 March and 1 and 6 April.
More about these events:
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/who-wants-my-land
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/minimum-decay-performance
During the residency, the artists will undertake both individual creative work and enter into a dialogue with each other. By working together, drawing on their own experiences and different art disciplines, they will prepare a multimedia art event for local audiences. The thematic area of the artists' work will be cultural heritage, migration, minorities, functioning in the community, inclusion and exclusion, trauma or artistic freedom.
In addition to Redina Qose, the residency programme also includes ONDISO MADETE, a Kenyan performer, and BUTRINT PASHA, a director from Kosovo, who will present the results of their work at Villa Decius on 30 March and 1 and 6 April.
More about these events:
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/who-wants-my-land
https://willadecjusza.pl/en/events/minimum-decay-performance